TreeHugger Holiday Gift Guide

Many TreeHuggers feel conflicted about the holidays. Afterall, it is a season during which love and humble thankfulness are celebrated by careening madly around a shopping mall desperately consuming scads of (possibly useless) stuff. On the other hand; getting and giving gifts can be a lot of fun, especially when the presents are made by good people working to make the world a better place.

To help you in your quest to find organic chocolate for your vegan girlfriend, or eco-friendly golf tees for your not-so-vegan dad, or a hemp T for your fashionista sister; TreeHugger has put together an eco-gift guide to help you and your family have a greener holiday. We'll be adding new ideas throughout the season, but here's something to help you get a jump on your holiday green giving.

With our gardening survey being so popular we thought we'd highlight a few of our favorite gifts for the Green Thumb. If your loved one doesn't have a garden at home, visit The Nature Conservancy's Holiday Gift Shop to find great gifts for enjoying nature's garden. And for those of you that answered our survey saying that you'd like to start gardening, why not make 2006 your year!

A. BluePlanetSMART's Composter — Not only is this the coolest composter we've seen, but it has a built-in scale too.B. "You Grow Girl"— A great book dedicated to DIY gardening with tips and even recipes for the herbs and veggies you grow.C. Wearable Garden Stool — This lightweight, adjustable stool makes moving around the garden easy.D. Key Chain Plants — These little plants cannot only be carried with you, but when they get larger they can be transplanted into a garden.

Lucky Crow stylish and reusable fabric gift bags offer a simple and sustainable alternative to disposable gift wrap. Use these gorgeous bags year round for all gift giving occasions. B - Organic Bouquet Holiday Arrangements and Wreaths - The Culinary Three Herb Wreath is made from organic thyme, rosemary, and chili peppers and natural bay leaves. C - LED Christmas Lights - LED Christmas lights use 80% less energy than regular lights and last ten years or more. D - Recycled Glass Ornaments - made out of cut glass reclaimed from glass factories around the he city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Each set comes with six different figures, and costs $45.

The Green Apple: Coupons for Natural Living in NYC - 200 discount coupons redeemable at all kinds of stores, restaurants, and fitness and yoga centers in NYC, plus nearly 150 of the coupons can be used online or through mail-order $19.95 B - Drive Neutral Certification - for about the cost of a single tank of gas, you can help a friend or family member neutralize their emissions for an entire year. C - Community Supported Agriculture membership - Visit the Local Harvest site to find a CSA near you and purchase a share for a friend or family member. D - Earth Share-branded CharityGiftâ„¢ cards can be used to help any of Earth Share's member organizations, or all of them through a general gift to Earth Share -- the choice belongs to the gift recipient.

Baby's First Toy — Choose one or all from our top five organic soft toys.B. Clothing from Green Babies and Speeses — These adorable little one-piece bodysuits are made from organic cotton. They are too cute to resist! C. Erbaviva Products — Their Mommy-to-Be Bath Milk comes highly recommended! They also feature products for newborns and have a large selection. Wrap it together with a hemp baby towel set and you've got a great gift. D. Cariboo Folding Changing Table — This portable and foldable changing table is made from Radiata wood. It has a detachable changing surface that is machine washable.E. Munchskins Skin Care (not displayed above) — From "Bum Bum Balm" to "Boo Boo Goo," these products are perfect for a newborn. They also offer a Mini Kit, which is a sampling of everything.

COEJL) has put together a wonderful set of resources for celebrating an environmentally-friendly Hanukkah. "Let There Be (Renewable) Light: A New Look at Hanukkah" is an awesome guide to greening the Festival of Lights, and to help out we've put together a little list of green gelt

Clear Remedies — Featuring gift baskets for just about everyone and you can also purchase a membership for an eco-friendly gift-of-the-month club.B - Therapy in a Box — Their "Fair Trade Collection" includes recycled telephone wire baskets which are handmade by the Zulu people of South Africa.C - The Groovy Mind — Your one stop shop for delicious fair-trade coffee and chocolate brings you the Literary Lunch basket - the $42.00 gift set includes a beautiful handmade tree-free journal.D - Goods That Give — Not only are these gift baskets collected from high quality products (from gourmet food to kids) but the packaging peanuts are FDA approved organic cornstarch and water soluble.

Heave Hose — colorful dog toys made from pre-consumer recycled fire hose cloth. $14.B - Big Shrimpy Recycled Dog Beds — made with fleece pieces collected from the cutting room floor. $71.25-$198.50C - Old Mother Hubbard Old Fashioned Biscuits — found at the Only Natural Pet Store these treats are made with 100% whole foods and 100% human grade ingredients.D - Planet Dog Gear — for the outdoorsy dog, their gear is made from recycled plastic soda bottles (PET) and the leashes and collars are made from 100% hemp. Varies in price.